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From: preece@ccvaxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: wisdom teeth
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Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 10:41:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 25 10:41:00 1985
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> I had 2 wisdom teeth extracted.  They were both impacted and had to be
> chipped out.  My ex-husband had the same thing--but got all 4 out at
> once.  (I was lucky--I do not have any upper wisdom teeth.  Let's hear
> it for evolution!) /* Written 11:37 am  Nov 22, 1985 by slb@drutx.UUCP
> in ccvaxa:net.med */
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Well, we more primitive life forms (I had SIX wisdom teeth) prefer
general anaesthesia, but otherwise agree with your comments.  I had
all six out at once (five impacted) under sodium pentathol.  Not really
that horrible an experience.  I did a little throwing up immediately
after my return to consciousness, which is normal, for me, with
general anaesthetics.  I had no serious pain: I used ice and aspirin
for four or five hours after the surgery to combat a dull ache (probably
just soreness from being wrenched around during the surgery), didn't
take any of the industrial strength painkiller they gave me, and didn't
need even aspirin by that evening.  I took the next day off and slept
a lot.

I wouldn't want to make a habit of it, but it wasn't anything to dread.

-- 
scott preece
gould/csd - urbana
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